Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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2–4

Final

SOG 33–28

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Game summary

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Lightning 33-28.

Goals came from Jake Guentzel, Parker Kelly, Brock Nelson, Zemgus Girgensons, Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 of 27.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
COL	0	2	0	2	33
TBL	1	1	2	4	28

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Jake Guentzel (19)Nikita Kucherov (40), Darren Raddysh (23)0–119:48 TBL · PPG

2nd period

Parker Kelly (8)Zakhar Bardakov (5), Ilya Solovyov (1)1–103:22 COL
Brock Nelson (19)Cale Makar (36)Bjorkstrand 2:48 into shift2–109:31 COL
Zemgus Girgensons (6)Yanni Gourde (9), Pontus Holmberg (7)Lehkonen 1:13 into shift2–217:22 TBL

3rd period

Brandon Hagel (20)Max Crozier (9), Nikita Kucherov (41)Makar 1:28 into shift2–308:31 TBL
Anthony Cirelli (12)Brandon Hagel (18), Darren Raddysh (24)2–418:35 TBL · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

2:48

2–1 · 2nd 9:31 · Nelson. Bjorkstrand was 2:48 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCOL on iceTBL on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 TBL

1st 19:48 · PP · Guentzel

Manson 0:25

Fresh legsManson 0:25

1–1 COL

2nd 3:22 · Kelly

Bjorkstrand 0:53

NormalBjorkstrand 0:53

2–1 COL

2nd 9:31 · Nelson

Stuck out there: Bjorkstrand 2:48

Stuck out thereBjorkstrand 2:48

2–2 TBL

2nd 17:22 · Girgensons

Long shift: Lehkonen 1:13

Long shiftLehkonen 1:13

2–3 TBL

3rd 8:31 · Hagel

Long shift: Makar 1:28

Long shiftMakar 1:28

2–4 TBL

3rd 18:35 · EN · Cirelli

Necas 1:25

Empty netNecas 1:25

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

COLTBL

33Shots on goal28

69%Faceoff %31%

0/2Power play1/2

6Penalty minutes18

20Hits21

19Blocked shots16

19Giveaways12

4Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 03:58Darren Raddysh · holding2 min
1st 18:14Brent Burns · tripping2 min
2nd 07:28Zakhar Bardakov · slashing2 min
3rd 01:19Charle-Edouard D'Astous · holding2 min
3rd 20:00Nick Paul · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Martin Necas · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Charle-Edouard D'Astous · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Charle-Edouard D'Astous · misconduct10 min

Season series

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

11Brock NelsonC	1	0	1	-1	4	0	1	0	76	22:14
17Parker KellyC	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	100	11:20
93Zakhar BardakovC	0	1	1	+2	1	1	1	2	–	07:23
8Cale MakarD	0	1	1	-2	1	0	5	0	–	26:04
28Ilya SolovyovD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	–	12:53
13Valeri NichushkinR	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	19:30
16Taylor MakarL	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	05:29
18Jack DruryC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	50	15:54
20Ross ColtonC	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	–	12:34
29Nathan MacKinnonC	0	0	0	-2	5	3	0	0	67	22:37
54Gavin BrindleyC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	14:49
62Artturi LehkonenL	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	–	18:55
88Martin NecasC	0	0	0	-2	3	4	0	2	–	21:54
95Victor OlofssonL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	11:54
42Josh MansonD	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	–	19:02
49Samuel GirardD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	–	18:42
70Sam MalinskiD	0	0	0	+1	3	2	2	0	–	18:51
84Brent BurnsD	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	–	18:19

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41Scott WedgewoodG	L	27	24	3	.889	58:02
50Trent MinerG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

38Brandon HagelL	1	1	2	+2	2	0	1	0	–	17:39
86Nikita KucherovR	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	–	16:20
43Darren RaddyshD	0	2	2	+2	4	1	0	2	–	24:39
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	50	14:40
29Pontus HolmbergR	0	1	1	+1	1	1	1	0	–	14:27
37Yanni GourdeC	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	21	16:15
59Jake GuentzelC	1	0	1	-1	3	0	1	0	67	18:38
71Anthony CirelliC	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	27	14:05
24Max CrozierD	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	15:33
17Dominic JamesC	0	0	0	-1	1	4	0	0	20	12:08
20Nick PaulL	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	2	33	12:12
21Brayden PointC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	36	16:50
22Oliver BjorkstrandR	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	–	13:43
93Gage GoncalvesC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	11:47
51Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	14	–	21:10
67Declan CarlileD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	11:30
81Erik CernakD	0	0	0	-1	1	4	1	0	–	20:18
90J.J. MoserD	0	0	0	+2	2	2	2	0	–	24:06

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Jonas JohanssonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
88Andrei VasilevskiyG	W	33	31	2	.939	60:00